Prince, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor and Whitney Houston have all been regarded as geniuses within the Black community. On this week’s “Meet the Faith,” host Ian Smith examined the concept of genius and whether Black brilliance is a gift or a curse.

Joining Smith on the show this week were Paul Mooney, comedian; Andre Harrell, entrepreneur; and entrepreneur Bill Stephney. According to Harrell, being a genius begins with a “higher power.” “It starts with the gift to be able to sing or the gift to be funny and managing the gift so that you can continue to inspire will allow you to become this genius.” What do you think?

According to editorial cartoonist Rajan Sedalia: “Being a genius is easier than being labeled as a genius.”